If you are a "Foody" - ya gotta eat here! - Indore
Chappan Dukan Indore
Chappan Dukan (56 Shops) is a must-visit place for all foodies where you can find all street food, namkeens (Indian snacks), and other food/noon-food items !! This street is famous for delicious & cheap snacks and sweets of Indore !! Right from 6:00 AM everyday when the Indore's ubiquitous breakfast Pohaa is served at various shops, till late in the evenings (around 10:00 PM) !! This market is abuzz with a huge variety of items - you can have many types of snacks, chaat, sweets, foods, hotdog (banjos), momos, and hot & cold drinks such as coffees, teas, milkshakes, juices, etc., all at one place !!
Three of the famous Indian sweets makers of Indore - Agrawal Sweets, Madhuram Sweets, and Gangaur Sweets - have their big outlets here !!
The mornings and days are business-as-usual, and evenings are happening and colourful as when youngsters, singles, couples, and families keep hopping from one food joint to the other, savouring their favourite foods !! Then, for the enjoyment of kids, there are various options including pony-rides, camel-rides, small swings, balloon shooting, etc., which keep changing from time to time !! There are a whole lot of convenience shops too, here !!
56 shops (chappan dukaan): This unique stretch of 56 shops is famous and is an extremely popular hangout joint in Indore. Indore is known for its poha-jalebi combination. Vijay's chaat, Young Tarang's poha-jalebi and the good old Indian expresso coffee is a must try here.
Indore’s Sarafa, India’s only night street food market
Indore is the only city that I can think of where they have a whole street famously called ‘Sarafa’ that serves the most tasty vegetarian snacks, chaat and sweets right from 8 pm upto 2 at night.
1) Sarafa: -Joshiji ka dahiwada (started in 1977): Going to have a dahiwada here is not just about the taste, but it's also about the experience of watching the founder Ram Chandra Joshi's son Om Prakash Joshi make the dahiwadas. Joshiji is a performer. He flips the dahiwada with the curd without spilling a drop. He also does a quick magic show. After pouring curd in your bowl, he sprinkles five spices using just one finger without allowing them to mix together. Of course, you have to make it there before 11pm, otherwise there is no way you will get a dahiwada. He almost rations the last few pieces and I actually saw people fighting over the last few that were left, as the number of people outweighed the number of wadas.
-Saawariya ki sabudana khichdi: Yummy and unique, Om Prakash Vyas has his own style of making the sabudana khichdi that his father started making in 1983.
-Saawariya ka bhutte ka khees: This Indori unique concoction is made of corn dana that is boiled, fried in ghee and then mixed with besan, hing, jeera, dhaniya and their own unique masala.
-Vijay ki kachori: A must try is Vijay's special kachoris that, of course, finishes by 10pm.
Also, a visit to Sarafa is not complete without having Nagori ki chikanji, Anna ka paan and your pick of sweets that include the best jalebis, gulaab jamuns, kulfis and rabris.
Important note: You are bound to put on weight with just one visit there, as every thing is served with a lot of love but made in pure ghee.
2) Indori namkeen: No visit to Indore can be complete without a visit to one of the many popular chains of namkeen stores. While there are countless varieties and variations of namkeens, the staple is the famous Indori khata meetha.
Unique about the food culture in Indore: What was most impressive in the city was how,when you ask any one where you get the best poha or any other item, they are happy to guide you to another shop even though they may be selling the same themselves. The food shop owners are extremely welcoming and hospitable and most importantly, very honest. They leave you impressed as no one ever shares a competitor's name usually.
Chappan Dukan (56 Shops) is a must-visit place for all foodies where you can find all street food, namkeens (Indian snacks), and other food/noon-food items !! This street is famous for delicious & cheap snacks and sweets of Indore !! Right from 6:00 AM everyday when the Indore's ubiquitous breakfast Pohaa is served at various shops, till late in the evenings (around 10:00 PM) !! This market is abuzz with a huge variety of items - you can have many types of snacks, chaat, sweets, foods, hotdog (banjos), momos, and hot & cold drinks such as coffees, teas, milkshakes, juices, etc., all at one place !!
Three of the famous Indian sweets makers of Indore - Agrawal Sweets, Madhuram Sweets, and Gangaur Sweets - have their big outlets here !!
The mornings and days are business-as-usual, and evenings are happening and colourful as when youngsters, singles, couples, and families keep hopping from one food joint to the other, savouring their favourite foods !! Then, for the enjoyment of kids, there are various options including pony-rides, camel-rides, small swings, balloon shooting, etc., which keep changing from time to time !! There are a whole lot of convenience shops too, here !!
56 shops (chappan dukaan): This unique stretch of 56 shops is famous and is an extremely popular hangout joint in Indore. Indore is known for its poha-jalebi combination. Vijay's chaat, Young Tarang's poha-jalebi and the good old Indian expresso coffee is a must try here.
Indore’s Sarafa, India’s only night street food market
Indore is the only city that I can think of where they have a whole street famously called ‘Sarafa’ that serves the most tasty vegetarian snacks, chaat and sweets right from 8 pm upto 2 at night.
1) Sarafa: -Joshiji ka dahiwada (started in 1977): Going to have a dahiwada here is not just about the taste, but it's also about the experience of watching the founder Ram Chandra Joshi's son Om Prakash Joshi make the dahiwadas. Joshiji is a performer. He flips the dahiwada with the curd without spilling a drop. He also does a quick magic show. After pouring curd in your bowl, he sprinkles five spices using just one finger without allowing them to mix together. Of course, you have to make it there before 11pm, otherwise there is no way you will get a dahiwada. He almost rations the last few pieces and I actually saw people fighting over the last few that were left, as the number of people outweighed the number of wadas.
-Saawariya ki sabudana khichdi: Yummy and unique, Om Prakash Vyas has his own style of making the sabudana khichdi that his father started making in 1983.
-Saawariya ka bhutte ka khees: This Indori unique concoction is made of corn dana that is boiled, fried in ghee and then mixed with besan, hing, jeera, dhaniya and their own unique masala.
-Vijay ki kachori: A must try is Vijay's special kachoris that, of course, finishes by 10pm.
Also, a visit to Sarafa is not complete without having Nagori ki chikanji, Anna ka paan and your pick of sweets that include the best jalebis, gulaab jamuns, kulfis and rabris.
Important note: You are bound to put on weight with just one visit there, as every thing is served with a lot of love but made in pure ghee.
2) Indori namkeen: No visit to Indore can be complete without a visit to one of the many popular chains of namkeen stores. While there are countless varieties and variations of namkeens, the staple is the famous Indori khata meetha.
Unique about the food culture in Indore: What was most impressive in the city was how,when you ask any one where you get the best poha or any other item, they are happy to guide you to another shop even though they may be selling the same themselves. The food shop owners are extremely welcoming and hospitable and most importantly, very honest. They leave you impressed as no one ever shares a competitor's name usually.
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